Sprayer



Oct. 16 1923. 1,471,256

J. c. FREDERICK S PRAYER Filed Feb. 24, 1920 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WIT/VESSESINI/EN TOI? a JC Fredefz'a/ ma BY ,4 TTH/VEYS Oct'. 16 ,1923.

J. c. FREDERICK S PRAYER ATTORNEYS /lllllllfllllll .vented anewandlmployed Sprayenbf f act description.

' Vis .t9 Sprayers' for*farm; toon, Such as. @uinstructed in the oriiiofank attachment, and

. f vegetation during' the' cultivation thereof; A y zeVV'that'thesprayer vand associate parts con--v stituting niy inventionmaybe easily .and Vconveniently 'attached `to and detachedfromsprayei'-may iind ready use in connect-ion jwitli theacu'ltivation. 'ofVplants, or-the culti-.- vatorjmay be Vused Without the-'sprayer atyprovidea tank and pump WliicliarefconvenientgtoV join together to make'a combinaftion spray sistemati oa, is, i923.

* f g Lineas Qu-onu" o; rnnnnnroi, or Bn'rrrnnnni-ai, PENNSYLVANIA.

Be itknoWn-tliat l, Jenn C. Fnsnnin'oii, agj

Y citizen or" theUnitedi"States,. and` a rf-isident` oit Eethlcliein,inthe county. vof llortliaiiiip;`

mn and State of Pennsylvania, "haye in which 4the Atollen/"ing is: afull, clear, and 'eX- This invention relates tdagricultural'iniplenients'iind -devices,and mere-.particularly e1 gr'primary object, @rbtiieinyeiition is-"5to provide new; and improved sprayers conhkcapable'o being` used in combination ,with ploivs, cultivators orotheragricultural and.V` .tarni tools for the purpose of ,spraying thefeature of the 'invention resides tlie fact the frame of the cultivatorso that they tachinent Anedda-10mi @Medef die' dans@ is to' which may:jbe` used from the cultivator jor' plow.`

Another object ottlie invention is to pro# Vduce aniniproved sprayerforfarni and gan.

separately Y i den use?` 'siinple Ain, design and construction,

comprisinga minimum number of, parts, and c L pai-ts, -several `examplesv of which are` setl Vforth-inv the appended claims defining. the izinvention,VV and onel Vvpractical example". of". ivhicli is'presented:` the 'following specifisprayer apparatus .mountedfonf'theYtraine of cult-ivator or plow, Withtlie cultivator parts removed inorder to presenta coniprevthe above .principle and oth' Yr ob-V jects inview, tlieinyention has relation to a certainv conibinationan'darrangement lofi tion and portrayed in the accompanying,

drau/ings,wherein;` v y ,Y Figure l illustrates elevation of-theheiisive View of the attachment.v`

` 'Figure Qillustratesfan enlarged Adetail vierv'ot Ythe attaclinient`mounted onfthe `traine oft-lie cultivatorI v fFigure 3 illustrates. a-

* taken `online y5-#5 of Figure 4.,k v

Y, Y Application-sied rebruar'yfzeyiezo. sannita'. 361,069.

#tional 'view of a certa-in pump employed in connection vwith'tliefsprayer.v

VvFigure 4 shows asectional viewer1 a ltank ccn'taiiiing thev sprayingliquids together disseminationfof.the liquids.v

i Figure dshovvs'apla'n view ofgfa'closure plug employed tofclose thevtank lco''ntaiiiing i'i-lieuspraying liquid.

f. f Figure? showsase'ctional view'of avalvve"l employedy tofV spray`the liquid issuing frein wvitli. the .parts "einployedgto facilitatethe .Fgure ysliows ka Vcross -sett-'nrialV View i l @A Sprayer for plowsyor' cultivators `con kstructediiiaccordance With thel planso'f thisy'invention comprises; a tankV for .holding a suitable spraying liquidyor disinfectant, Which it often is necessary `to use in gardens .andfarms to .-kill insects living on anddestroying vegetation. Apump isconnectedV with the tank and iscapable of compressing the airDinithetank for forcing the liquid therefrom through aspray nozzleV on tothe plantsfj .A novel term of adjustable bracket is "employed forholding the spray nozzle in position to spray'the plantsundercultivation. n

- Novelrfeaturesand detail parts of construction are more particularlydescribedl in the 'following Specification,

1 The sprayer V`device Vis made in Vfthe vforni offanattachnient andisreadilyconnected .and disconnected vvith plowsor cultivato'rsv vsotliatthe sprayer maybe mounted on the vcultivator at` any time it is foundthat the. "etationto be cultivated isinfested with insects'.v 'A Y Inpresenting vfuller description votn iny inventiontliere is shown in thedrawings a ftank vor reservoir 10 Wliicliliioldstlie spray liquid.-Means yconstituting 'part foi' my inlveiition-is provided for the.purpose ofl mounting the tank on acultivato'r or plow.` 100 Tothis endia tank receptacle o r cradle is constructed byv kemploying asupportingbar il liaviiiganfintegral leg12,5 and oneachV ;end of thesupporting-bar.there is inade a n arcuate'bracketl, which is preferablyconf-r` structed `ot`aii`gle ironor other suitable ina# .terial in orderto torni a support `tor the Y enfdSfand/tlie cylindrical body ofthetank, ATlieftaln'kisfreely supported in the cradle' and maybe liftedontot the cradle Wlieiithe Y if spraying attachmentis reinoved .from the'110,l V- Y l low. ALclai'npingbracketcomprisingl tivo xk longitudinal.sec {holders .14' is `bolted around the` cultivator:

bafforiaxle '15; and the leg 'of the eroici-le is inter osetl kbetweenthe two uppeiaencls of.Y the c ainping bracket anal securely bolted ingloraeket are set upV tight thereto. 'illienfthe holtheltl by .t ieelunly.the entire cruelle and tank holding ineens Vpermanently und securelyheldL in proper `position over the eultivator as shown nFigures. l und2. ltis seen,`therelorei7 that' the tank muy be Vreutlilj,TV

removed trein .ther [eultivnt'oi Without the necessity 01"'loosening"anal/removing thel bolts. yThis vmakes for the convenience in'Vuse of the spraying apparatus on terms;

:Apiunp iT/"is iiiountetl over rthe eultiY'zi- "torfrbaror`zulle"in'eonvenient position aflieeent the 'driver of the, eulti'iilto.in' order i thitlhev may operetethej puinp 'to oi'ee air underp'ressiug-i into` the trani@ Gf. 'This pun-1p isjprovicled `With elm. p-hi'e tor U15.'A Thepunip'and uttehinent ineens is eonstrueted bvenioltriino1 e nurnuhralcet i9. to

e J b .i

Whieliis etteehetl the elainp parte 20; and

' Vthe lelanipjis v`secured"zi-round the cultjvzitor .position or any"convenientposition.

the puinp .hasn ihreatlecl'stro the lorzicket.V Thisforniof pum axletofholcl'thepump iurigirl horizontal pump braekeilhns a' hole in enenend, und

on Whiehregisteisfin tlie holes, mie. 'screwed on the studste. elunpl-eneh 'end 'nuts are'.

Y sihle to tl y"thortnigyghlj? @lonnit-he inlet tube and .esso-X.

sure plug.

The

taehment relieves-'the pnnip'eyincler of unclue y .strain, i orexertingund holding: force against each entltliereofWhen the operator isWorking the pump; The? pump has an Ashereinhefore set-fortln it Vis anobject u' .v Ito produce n spreader honing n `tank and uw n puniprwhiehnieyphe joinefltogetlier Y fsepaiutely from thefeultiutor. VThisfis-aepump, will register with the holes Llil l utility K .of K' thesprayer.

` prime@ par# AA@if-my' invent .dire@tedy to Elige', 5 'anti "A closureplug` eeniprisri ."serted througlithe holeslla' y Y finanneres'thepunp'is held on the pump,

`"ff-holds. the spryingrend clisintee't .eomplishel by providing; holeifinthe upper'enflfot each igrnllle' lholes' areY also providedl the rtank to register with thoholes threaded studs'lY, lined on 'each enti.of the the pumpiseppliecl to thesitle of the trink; and the pumpisVanchoredY on the *tankY by employing:V nuts tigl'itenecl `on the in.-

mj theY suine br'zilcket 19; This h.errfingernentj'p nite thetuehinentfi''ion'ifthe'eult'ivu p into efpo'rtehle device...V Whiehincreasesmthe enel with;Y partieulaifreerenee Yto tln internal'detailsgof Construction ot th he rlruwiin fast tol a plug 25, theplug2o has e tuf` when is tanti coin? K l.nippleholder is*` provirleclwithvaosoeket to" ehnroje p p f holes huhu" extension26,*internally"threaded into sion und 'een ries evi'zilveeap on theupper end thereof whieh sits'over entleloses evolve opening 29 liquid'lirozuthe tankt out admitting air into the tnnli Yfro i' thenppei'iportion tln-.elo-

l t the louer enth'tliie inl t pipe into eue-li end'ot'the r-i to underpressure into liquid 9 e oni the te li'oll'th'e pluginloelqecl position.The :olugis inserted in eloseCl-i oszition l f' linking? turning theCaplio loel it Aunder the lng ,o

unified" attachment whieh is 'inserted''with'h inonflremioveaironfthr'itrink by niuiiipu loting theel'osiire glug asv ehoeflesei'iherl. This i'einent simplifies the desi( i. :intlconstruction-of thetonlur und. makes itp'osroiiuhly @learn the tank,lik-swiss cinte parts l-l the tzinl :mtlhns :it the'liott thereoftorieeeiie the 1 liquid es :it is prefs^eflnpjwerflly through thex A joutlet-nipple 21 for Connection Witlisn oir `-hose,es laterseen. 1'

V inlet Ypipe 27.

Ann-irhose or r use 'I is able to (l discharge pipe uncle?? vtheinfluence oit coinpresserl air forced into the tank through the rhurgepip-enf theftzinlz, and has onIthe outer end vulve 39.

K"fAn-.ez-itensilile breeketis uttuehetl to the plow .or device zit` iY*Convenient point` 'for the purposeotholclingthe spray nozzley 39"inwerking position. lt is practical" to. :Lt- 1 tachthis,adjustable*bracket `to the pump `lnnip--20- En such zt cose,. oneofthe bolts islrenioetl *from the. pump clump end.A zur urine-l2 visnttehetl to the `,holt in'v the msnner shown in Figure 2. rlhisprojectsthe erin'lQ iorwortl wherein the outer vend slide-bly mountednipple holoer .43.-- This reeeivethe endo' rm 4t2, and inset lserefw i4visfeniployecl toY set the two parts together in xed relation. The-outerencl ofthe nip- A tierehy restrietinffg-tlie flow ot :wir or.

' it theretrmn. A flis tlerfihle connection v37 is 'from the vpumpthrough thereof fo lspiny .nozzle .nml

tenir'. The l .h notelies sesv i l OO ple holder 43 is preferablycurvedupwardly, wherein ythe outer end there is nade a hole for thereceptionfof the discharge nipple ofA the spray nozzle valve.

The spray nozzle valve 39 is securely (held ldeereafsri the lengthY.thereof to lvarythe spray valve 39fin respectto the plowor thecultivator. The eXtensible bracket or, arm is pivotally mounted on theattachment by virtue of its connection with the bolt on the pump clamp,and may be swung laterally to adjust the spraying position of the nozzle39 relatively to the Vrow of plants beingl cultivated. The extensible;arm may be adjusted laterally k.or side to side, in order to bring theliquid being sprayed near one side or' the other Vof the vegetation, if

such action' should be desired on the part of the operator. i Y

Any particular'design of spraying valve 39 may be employed, but in aspraying-apparatus of this character, it is of advantageY to useacertain type of valve as more particularly shown in the design of Figure7. This drawing discloses va novel type of spray valve comprising thevalve body 39 with a cut-ofi 45. fastened on the end thereof, andpreferably threaded thereon. -The cap is internally threaded and holdsaperforated plug 47, which has a semi-spherical liquid spreader 48 placedin line with the passage through the valve body 39. The cap'46 isprovided with a spray Aorifice in theend thereof through which theliquid is sprayed upon the plants. rEhe perforated plug 47 may berotated in cap 46 to adjust its relation in regard to either end of thecap or valve/ body. l/Vhen the liquid under pressure passes from thevalve bodyv89 it projects against the semi-spherical spreader, therebybreaking the liquid into fine spray and lglobules. rl`his type of spraynozzle breaks up the liquid into a spray of minimal globules anddisseniinates itV over the vegetation in an even manner, leaving a filmof insectkilling substance over the plants.

This spraying attachment may be used to the same good effect on a'walking or riding cultivator, and in either case the pump 17 isaccessibleto the operator for manipulating the plunger. The pump is ofany practical and improved construction.

The device is simple to remove from ,the

plow andV likewise easy to mount on the plow in view of the fact thatthe rubber hose connection may be readily slipped The valve body'has acap V46V from the several points of attachment, and, also, the tankniaybe easily removedfrom the cradle without the necessity of removing boltsor screws. V`The operator *drives forth to press air throughthek intakepipeV and outwardly through the vorificenoz'- zles 3l,"which stirs andagitatesthe liquid, serving to keep it thoroughly mixed during theoperation of thek apparatus. The air under pressure collects in theupper portion of the tanklO, which drives the lituid `out Athrough thedischarge pipe 34, and disseminates the yliquid through the sprayinozzle 46. i

claim: Y

1. A' spraying device for use with plows or cultivators, comprising atank having a spray nozzle, a cradle for supportingthe tank having meansfor detachably securing it to a plow or cultivator, apump communieatingwith the tank, a bracket for sup-porting the pump having means fordetachably securing it to a plow or cultivator, and a swingingandfextensible arm to which the spray nozzle is secured.

2. The combination with a spraying devicefor use with plo'ws orcultivators yincluding atank,`afpump-and' a spraying nozz1e,.of adetachable tank support, a detachable pump support, and lan extensibleVarmv the Vpump' baer: and

carried by the pump support for regulating the position of the sprayingnozzle.

.3. The combination with a lspraying kde-fmt, vice for use with plowsor. cultivators inf cluding a tank and a pump, the pump being Y providedwith threaded'studs having nuts. thereon, of a cradle for the tankprovided with openings adapted to receive the studs of the pump so as tosecure the pump" to thev cradle at the sides of the tank.

4. The combination with the axle of a kplow or cultivator, of'a sprayingdevice including a tank and pump, a cradle for supporting the` tank,means forsecuring the cradle to the axle, a bracket, means for securingthe bracket to the axle, and .means for detachably securing the pump tothe bracket,

l 5. In Va spray apparatus, tank, a discharge pipe extending` intok thetank and having an opening at its lower end,y an invtake pipein-the tankand having openings iisl izo,

openings on the lower end in' the tank, a closure plug tor Closing theinilleropeningin the tank, said closure plug being attached to theintake pipe and carrying a hose .nil ple and a. Valve carried Within theintake pipe to close and open to admit air Vunder pressure to the tank,but to restrain the air or contents o' the tank from flowing out.

. 7. A spraying apparatus for use r1n Cornbination with cultiva-tors, ortoi? use as a portable apparatus Separate trom cultiva-4 tors,comprising a tank for holding' spray liquid, a( tank cradle fixed totlie'cnltivator adapted to support the tank,`a bracket fixed thereofcarried Y to the cultivator, a pump carried on the bracket, and aconnection made on each end of the punjip to anchor said pump to thepump bracket, said connection' also ar` ranged to anchor the pump to theaforesaid tank and cradle. l

8. In a spraying device for use with a plow or cultivator, a pump, abracket for detaC-hably securing a member of the spray- JOHN GQFREDERCK.

